Can the Labour party ever make it back into government? Paul Embery debates this question in his latest book Despised: Why the Modern Left Loathes the Working Class

The books section have created the ultimate Christmas book buying guide. Check out what we are recommending this Christmas

Aileen Loftus considers Half of a Yellow Sun after it has been voted the ‘winner of winners’ for the 25 year anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction

Josh Whitehead explores how Friedrich Nietzsche shaped modern Western thought, along the way becoming nothing less than ‘the Antichrist’.

Bana Mustafa considers the importance of reading decolonial literature and the need to decolonise your bookshelf.

Just Kids by Patti Smith is a testament to New York, art, and Robert Mapplethorpe, and is the perfect escapism for the winter lockdown

Maisie Scott reviews Before the Coffee Gets Cold and the novel’s depiction of time travel and the modern coffee shop

Books are the ultimate distraction from the endless news cycle and are an important form of self-care. Check out our lockdown book recommendations

Now the Twitter storm has died down, Aileen Loftus reads Troubled Blood in light of Rowling’s problematic views on transgender identity

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton delves into the world of online dating, experiences of modern love and ghosting

Chloe Tenn explores the benefits of reading science books and their importance in communicating science

Marcus Rashford MBE has just launched a book deal with Macmillan books, and he is running a books campaign over his social media channels to give children access to literature

Aileen Loftus chats with John from 21 to find out more about the literary magazine and the process of translation

Ruby Opalka reviews Intimations by Zadie Smith, as we find ourselves stuck in a second lockdown

Maisie Scott spotlights Bookshop.org and their ethical partnerships with local bookshops across the UK

Aileen Loftus finds out more about the HarperCollins Author Academy and how to get involved

You’re going to click on this review of Free Will, aren’t you? You never had a choice

Maisie Scott chats with Blackwell’s Manchester about the launch of their new same-day delivery service